[URL="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8313071/nflpa-executive-director-demaurice-smith-blasts-league-locking-refs&service=bit.ly&source=espn"][IMG]http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8313071/nflpa-executive-director-demaurice-smith-blasts-league-locking-refs[/IMG][/URL]NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith called the league's lockout of officials "absurd" and would not rule out a players strike in a recent interview with SI.com.